Two shows on Saturday, Sept. 16th in Downieville at the Yuba Theatre: 2 PM & 7 PM. Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com or in Downieville, CA at Downieville Day Spa Enjoy a drive along the North Fork of the Yuba River on California’s scenic Hwy 49 to the historic gold mining town of Downieville and join us at [...]

Coming on Sunday, July 2nd at 7:30 PM Don’t miss Home Grown Talent, an open mic night at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 7:30 PM. Come one, come all and share your talent. Please RSVP at 530-289-9822 if you would like to perform. Admission $5 — Children (under 12) [...]

Saturday September 9th in Calpine 10 AM – 4 PM The Sierra County Arts Council awarded the Calpine Improvement Society an Art & Music Scholarship for Janet Drummond to perform at the 7th Annual Calpine Marketplace in Calpine Park beginning at 10 AM. Janet, a talented versatile musician, well-known for performing at many local events, [...]

Tuesday, July 4th from 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM The Sierra County Arts Council awarded Loyalton Rotary an Art & Music Sponsorship for Deja Vu to perform during Loyalton Rotary’s 4th of July BBQ after the 4th of July parade. Parade begins at 9 AM, auction at 11 AM, tri-tip BBQ at noon. Rotary Park [...]

Mumbo Gumbo: Saturday, July 8th at 7:30 PM The Sierra County Arts Council awarded the Sierra County Historical Society an Art & Music Sponsorship for Mumbo Gumbo to perform at the Kentucky Mine Amphitheater as part of the Kentucky Mine’s Music at the Mine summer program. For 23 years, Mumbo Gumbo has been performing at [...]

Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric [...]

Director: Garth Davis Writer: (book) Saroo Brierley, (screenplay) Luke Davies Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost [...]

Californians will once again have the opportunity to support the California Arts Council and its arts programs for children through their state individual tax refund. Sept. 2013, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Senate Bill 571 (Senator Carol Liu, La Canada Flintridge), returning the arts to the voluntary contribution portion of California tax return forms through the new "Keep Arts in Schools Fund." Donations are tax deductible and support Arts Council programs throughout the state.

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Calling All Local Filmmakers!

The Sierra County Arts Council is now showing short films by local filmmakers at its movie nights! If you are a local artist, animator, or photographer, and have a short feature (less than 10 minutes) that you would like to show, please contact the Arts Council.